Tech Lead, Drupal - Back End Job in Qed42

Job Description

This Role is for you, if -

• You have expert knowledge of site building in Drupal 7 and 8 using top contributed modules.
• You have the ability to vet, choose, and configure Drupal 8 core and Drupal 8 modules.
• You have subject matter expertise in Drupal and general web development best practices.
• You have a solution-oriented approach and are eager to take charge to get stuff done.
• You dont leave things to chance - rather youre calculated, prepared and take measured risks.
• Youre resourceful, good with technology and intellectually curious to learn new things.
• You have very strong conversational communication skills.
• You can expand the company's digital business footprint and client satisfaction.

As Technical Lead Developer you will

• Lead back-end projects varying from designing information Architecture to implementing external APIs and bridging the gap between back-end and front-end.
• Actively participate in design discussions and code reviews.
• Provide technical input to site or application roadmaps.
• Design and normalize database(s) and/or communicate database needs to team members responsible for database administration.
• Ensure continuity of code through commenting and other documentation.
• Deploy websites including setting up and configuring web servers and related services.
• Audit code to meet quality standards expected from modern websites.
• Audit application for performance & provide suggestions for improvement.
• Produce technical documentation and diagrams for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Deploy websites including setting up and configuring web servers and related services.
• Migrate websites between servers and manage data migration across different CMS.
• Participate and lead in knowledge improvement opportunities, code reviews and a mentorship program.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• More than 6 years of experience building sites in both Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 in a modern development environment (i.e. separate dev and production sites, Git version control).
• Minimum 4 years of experience managing large multi-environment database-centric web applications.
• Experience in leading a team of developers to help achieve business objectives.
• Experience in managing client meetings/calls to scope and answer technical questions.
• Experience with integrating major 3rd party APIs
• Experience in using Git, on the command line, or via a GUI.

A plus, but not mandatory:

• Acquia Certifications.
• Experience with other web frameworks/CMS.
• Drupal contributions.
• Experience with UI (CSS, Sass).
• Knowledge of other web frameworks.
• Performance Audit and Optimisation.
• Experience with semantic code reviews.